Norwich bursts Bristol’s balloons

The sporting world has been rocked by the news that Norwich has poached the 2017 World Water Balloon Tossing Championship from its traditional host, Bristol. The elite athletic event has moved from its regular spot at Bristol Harbour Fest and will instead take place at the Norwich Lord Mayor's Celebration on July 8. Furious Bristol residents have expressed their anger. "What have they got over there that we haven't?" said Alan T'ossah, a regular Bristol competitor. "Slightly lower annual rainfall due to their position on the East Coast, that's all. And what good is that in a water balloon contest?" Bristol Harbour Fest will still host some regional heats on July 22 & 23 – click here for details.

Catch us bringing arts & animations to Sprung Up in Springfield Park on May 13th and Round About Radstock on May 20th as the final DNAarts project events burst into bloom. We've loved this three-year feast of family arts – click here for more details.

The seeds have been sown for the third Wye Valley River Festival 2018. Whispers in the woods tell us the dates will be May 5th – 19th 2018 and the theme will be TREES & WOODLAND. Click here to find out more.

Find out where you can see us in 2017, from Passage Fest in the wild fjords of Denmark and Sweden to the Marine Theatre in the Jurassic Coast stronghold of Lyme Regis.

Four hundred guests thronged the Grand Hall of Bristol Museum for Booty, Baddies & Beasties, our contemporary take on the 1000 year old epic poem of Beowulf. Click here to see the film.

It's nearly five years since the spectacular Battle for the Winds rocked Weymouth – here's a reminder

Our rehearsal space has been refitted for 2017 thanks to an Arts Council grant – click here for rates & bookings

Feeling strong and stable? We are. To get us in election mood, here's some archive pics of us as Tory Bastards